1976 Topps #85 Mickey Rivers
About Mickey Rivers
Rivers appears twice in the set, both times as an Angel, even though the Yankees had acquired him with Ed Figueroa for Bobby Bonds on December 11, 1975. #85 is his own card. #198 is a League Leaders card shared with Claudell Washington, printed with Oakland, and Amos Otis, printed with Kansas City. In 1975 he led the league with 70 steals and collected 175 hits in 155 games.
Mickey Rivers was a left-handed center fielder and leadoff hitter who played 15 seasons, 1970 to 1984, for the Angels, Yankees and Rangers. A Miami native who attended Miami Dade Community College, he was known as Mick the Quick and was originally signed by the Atlanta Braves. He retired with a .295 average, 1,660 hits and 267 steals. When Reggie Jackson told a reporter he had an IQ of 160, Rivers answered, "Out of what, a thousand?" His final major league game came on September 30, 1984, when the Rangers lost 1-0 to Mike Witt's perfect game for the Angels. After baseball he trained racehorses in his native Florida. In 2007 he was honored with teammates from the 1977 champions at the Yankees' Old Timers Game.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 141 | 9 | 61 | 57 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| SGC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Data as of 2026-10-19. Half grades fold down for both graders (8.5→8); PSA qualified slabs (OC, ST, PD, MC and the like) are not counted.
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Related cards
More Mickey Rivers in this set: #198 League Leaders
Team card: #304 California Angels Team
More California Angels cards:
- #27 Ed Figueroa
- #52 Dave Chalk
- #108 Don Kirkwood
- #129 Andy Etchebarren
- #152 Leroy Stanton
- #176 Dick Lange
- #198 1975 AL Stolen Base Leaders
- #204 1975 AL Strikeout Leaders
- #207 Andy Hassler
- #229 Jerry Remy
- #254 Rudy Meoli
- #276 Mickey Scott
- #330 Nolan Ryan
- #363 Dave Collins
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1976 Topps #85 card?
It is card #85 of the 660-card 1976 Topps Baseball set, picturing Mickey Rivers of the California Angels.
How many cards are in the 1976 Topps Baseball set?
660 cards, numbered 1 through 660 with none skipped and printed in equal quantities as a single series. No card carries a catalogued print variation, so the base set and the master set are the same 660 cards.
Sources: Trading Card Database, PSA CardFacts, BaseballCardPedia, Cardboard Connection, Baseball Almanac, Baseball-Reference, the SABR BioProject and the National Baseball Hall of Fame, PSA & SGC population reports. Card data compiled and maintained by T206Cards.com. Page last updated 2026-10-25.